EP1662338A3 - Fixage adressable pour un système d'impression intégré - Google Patents

Fixage adressable pour un système d'impression intégré Download PDF

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EP1662338A3
EP1662338A3 EP05111403A EP05111403A EP1662338A3 EP 1662338 A3 EP1662338 A3 EP 1662338A3 EP 05111403 A EP05111403 A EP 05111403A EP 05111403 A EP05111403 A EP 05111403A EP 1662338 A3 EP1662338 A3 EP 1662338A3
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Robert M. Lofthus
Kristine A. German
Eric S. Hamby
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/50Machine control of apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern, e.g. regulating differents parts of the machine, multimode copiers, microprocessor control
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/20Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
    • G03G15/2003Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat using heat
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00016Special arrangement of entire apparatus
    • G03G2215/00021Plural substantially independent image forming units in cooperation, e.g. for duplex, colour or high-speed simplex

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  • Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)
  • Control Or Security For Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
EP05111403.1A 2004-11-30 2005-11-29 Fixage adressable pour un système d'impression intégré Ceased EP1662338B1 (fr)

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US10/999,450 US7672634B2 (en) 2004-11-30 2004-11-30 Addressable fusing for an integrated printing system

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EP1662338A2 EP1662338A2 (fr) 2006-05-31
EP1662338A3 true EP1662338A3 (fr) 2011-12-21
EP1662338B1 EP1662338B1 (fr) 2017-10-25

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EP (1) EP1662338B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP5080000B2 (fr)
CN (1) CN1782922B (fr)

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